-esce

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-esce

/-ˈɛs/

Where it comes from

From Latin -ēscō (“to grow, become a certain way”, an inchoative suffix). Compare -ish (Etymology 2).

suffix -esces · -escing · -esced

morpheme Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in -esco

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@misc{esce_2026,
  title = {-esce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-esce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}